Community Energy Infrastructure Summary
This section covers city policies related to the energy efficiency, renewable energy, and water efficiency efforts of energy and water utilities that serve them and the extent to which cities partner with their local utilities to enable efficiency programs. In nearly every state, customers of energy utilities fund energy efficiency programs through their utility bills. While the policies that shape energy utility programs are often determined at the state level by public utility regulatory commissions, in these cases cities can partner with their energy utilities to promote these programs, can leverage utility resources for city-funded programs, and advocate for expanded spending and programs that best serve their citizens by participating in state regulatory and legislative processes. In cities where the electric or gas utility is municipally owned, local governments may have more direct influence over these programs. Municipal utility efficiency programs can be tied to local policies and sustainability and/or climate plans. When cities are served by more than one utility or third-party administrator for a single utility service, we look at the utility serving the largest number of customers in the city.
Drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater utilities are also important actors in influencing energy efficiency, and they often implement programs to improve energy and water efficiency in their systems and for their customers. Water utilities are often directly controlled by city governments. In other cases the utilities are independent regional agencies serving multiple cities.
Ohio Edison, an investor-owned utility (IOU) and subsidiary to FirstEnergy, is the primary electric utility serving Akron. Dominion Energy Ohio, an IOU, is Akron’s primary gas utility. Under the state’s EERS, Ohio’s investor-owned utilities were required to implement energy efficiency plans and file annual reports to the commission. However, HB 6 (2019) terminated the state’s EERS, cutting energy efficiency and renewable energy standards and eliminating the electric energy efficiency programs for residents and businesses. These programs were phased out by the end of 2020. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Ohio page of the State Database.
The City of Akron Utilities Business Office is the municipal utility that provides the City of Akron with drinking water services, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management.
Last Updated: August 2021
Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM), an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric utility for the City of Albuquerque. The primary natural gas supplier for Albuquerque is New Mexico Gas, an IOU. The 2005 Efficient Use of Energy Act requires the electric IOUs and gas utilities to acquire cost-effective and achievable energy efficiency (EE) and load management resources available in their territories (NMSA 1978, §62-17-5(G)). Electric IOUs must spend 3% of customer bills, while the gas utilities shall not spend more than 3% of total annual revenues. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the New Mexico page of the State Database.
The Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority is the municipal utility that provides the City of Albuquerque with drinking water services, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management.
Last Updated: September 2023
PPL Electric Utilities, an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric utility for the City of Allentown. The primary natural gas supplier for Allentown is UGI Utilities, an IOU. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania requires spending and savings targets for its utilities through an EERS with oversight by the Public Utilities Commission. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Pennsylvania page of the State Database.
The Lehigh County Authority is the public utility that provides the City of Allentown with drinking water services, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management.
Last Updated: July 2021
Virginia Electric Power & Light (VEP&L), an Investor-Owned Utility (IOU) and subsidiary to Dominion Power, is the primary electric utility serving Arlington County. Washington Gas, an IOU, is Arlington’s primary natural gas supplier. The State of Virginia has set a legislative goal of reducing electricity consumption by 10% from a 2006 baseline by 2022. The utilities must submit integrated resource plans to the State Corporation Commission laying out demand-side resources. Energy efficiency programs have been approved in past years. To learn more about the state-requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Virginia page of the State Database.
The Arlington Department of Environmental Services is the municipal utility which provides drinking water, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management services.
Last Updated: May 2017
Georgia Power, an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric utility for the City of Atlanta. The primary natural gas supplier for Atlanta is Atlanta Gas Light, which is a subsidiary of Southern Company Gas, an IOU. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Georgia page of the State Database.
The Atlanta Watershed Management Division is the municipal utility that provides the City of Atlanta with drinking water services, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management.
Last Updated: August 2023
Georgia Power, an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric utility for the City of Augusta. The primary natural gas supplier for Augusta is Atlanta Gas Light, which is a subsidiary of Southern Company Gas, an IOU. The State of Georgia requires electric utilities to file Integrated Resource Plans (IRP) to the Georgia Public Service Commission every three years. These plans may include Demand Side Management programs. Natural gas utilities are not required to file IRPs. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Georgia page of the State Database.
The Augusta Utilities Department is the municipal utility that provides the City of Augusta with drinking water services, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management.
Last Updated: July 2021
Xcel (Public Service Company of Colorado), an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric and natural gas utility for the City of Aurora. The State of Colorado requires spending and savings targets for its utilities through an EERS as well as efficiency requirements within demand-side management plans to be filed annually. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Colorado page of the State Database.
Aurora Water is the municipal utility that provides the City of Aurora with drinking water services, while the Metro Wastewater Reclamation District provides wastewater treatment and stormwater management.
Last Updated: September 2023
Austin Energy, a municipally-operated utility, is the primary electric utility for the City of Austin. Texas Gas Service, an investor-owned utility (IOU), is Austin’s primary natural gas utility. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Texas page of the State Database.
Austin Water, a municipally-operated utility provides drinking water, treats wastewater, and manages stormwater for the City of Austin. In Austin, each entity runs its own ratepayer funded efficiency programs.
Last Updated: August 2023
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric utility for the City of Bakersfield. The primary natural gas supplier for Bakersfield is Southern California Gas (SoCalGas), an IOU. The State of California requires spending and savings targets for its IOUs through an EERS and requires local government-utility partnerships through mandate by the California PUC. The municipally-run utilities are not required to meet the state EERS targets and report through the California Energy Commission. In 2021, California regulators updated state energy efficiency policies to focus on reducing carbon emissions. The state’s new rule rules value efficiency as a grid and decarbonization resource, encourage utilities to offer more programs that primarily serve communities of color and low-income residents, and encourage workforce development programs. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the California page of the State Database.
Bakersfield has multiple private water utilities serving the City. The water bill for Bakersfield residents, however, is paid to the California Water Service Company, which provides the City with drinking water services, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management.
Last Updated: June 2021
Baltimore Gas and Electric (BG&E), an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary gas and electric utility serving the City of Baltimore. To help BG&E reach the EERS target, the City of Baltimore promotes of BG&E’s energy efficiency programs. The State of Maryland requires spending and savings targets for its utilities through an EERS and requires documentation of planned energy efficiency programs to the Public Service Commission annually. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency please visit the Maryland page of the State Database.
The Baltimore City Department of Public Works provides Baltimore with drinking water services, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management.
Last Updated: September 2023
Entergy Louisiana, an investor-owned utility (IOU) and a subsidiary of Entergy Corporation, is the primary electric and natural gas utility serving the City of Baton Rouge. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Louisiana page of the State Database.
The Baton Rouge Water Company is the municipal utility that provides the City of Baton Rouge with drinking water services. The East Baton Rouge Parish Wastewater System, managed by the Baton Rouge Department of Environmental Services, is in charge of wastewater treatment and stormwater management.
Last Updated: July 2021
Alabama Power, an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric utility serving the City of Birmingham. Alagasco, an IOU and subsidiary of Spire Energy, is Birmingham’s primary natural gas utility. The State of Alabama has not yet implemented an energy efficiency portfolio standard in which levels of energy efficiency must be achieved annually by the state’s utilities through demand-side programs. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Alabama page of the State Database.
The Birmingham Water Works is a public utility supplying drinking water to residents of Birmingham, and the SouthWest Water Company is a regional wastewater utility that serves the city.
Last Updated: July 2021
Idaho Power, an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric utility for the City of Boise. The primary natural gas supplier for Boise is Intermountain Gas Company, an IOU. Idaho's investor-owned utilities administer energy efficiency programs with oversight from the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (PUC). Energy efficiency programs are supported and supplemented by regional organizations, including the Bonneville Power Administration, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance, and the Northwest Power and Conservation Council. Idaho has not restructured its electric utility industry, and there is no legislation requiring funding for energy efficiency programs. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Idaho page of the State Database.
Suez North America is the private utility that provides the City of Boise with drinking water services, while the Public Works Department provides wastewater treatment and stormwater management.
Last Updated: September 2023
Eversource, an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric utility serving Boston. National Grid (Boston Gas) is also an IOU and is Boston’s primary gas utility. Both utilities provide their customers with a variety of energy efficiency programs. To learn more about utility policies and programs for the entire Commonwealth of Massachusetts, please visit the State Policy Database. At the state level, Boston strongly advocates for additional spending requirements for energy efficiency projects for all of its utilities.
The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) is Boston’s regional water authority. MWRA provides its Boston customers with water and sewer services and bills customers. The Boston Water and Sewer Commission (BWSC) owns the lines, hydrants, and pumping stations. BWSC also has jurisdiction over the stormwater management of the city. The City of Boston partners with MWRA and BWSC to increase the energy and water efficiency both at end use and throughout the system.
Last Updated: August 2023
Xcel, an Investor-Owned Utility (IOU), is the primary electric and natural gas utility serving the city of Boulder. The State of Colorado requires spending and savings targets for its utilities through an EERS as well as efficiency requirements within Demand Side Management plans to be filed annually. To learn more about the state-requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Colorado page of the State Database.
Boulder Water Utilities Division is the municipal utility which provides drinking water, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management services to the City of Boulder.
Last Updated: October 2015
United Illuminating, an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric utility for the City of Bridgeport. The primary natural gas supplier for Bridgeport is Southern Connecticut Gas, an IOU. In 2007, the Connecticut legislature enacted Public Act 07-242, an act concerning electricity and energy efficiency, which places new requirements for energy efficiency and establishes new regulatory mechanisms for utilities. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Connecticut page of the State Database.
The Aquarion Water Company is the private utility that provides the City of Bridgeport with drinking water services, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management.
Last Updated: September 2023
National Grid NY, an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric utility for the City of Buffalo. The primary natural gas supplier for Buffalo is National Fuel Gas, an IOU. The New York State Energy Research and Development Agency (NYSERDA) is the state-wide agency that administers energy-efficiency programs. The State of New York requires spending and savings targets for its utilities through an EERS and efficiency requirements in utility EEPSs. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the New York page of the State Database.
Buffalo Water is the municipal utility that provides the City of Buffalo with drinking water services, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management.
Last Updated: July 2021
Burlington Electric, a municipally run utility, is the primary electric utility serving the city of Burlington. Vermont Gas, an Investor-Owned Utility (IOU), is Burlington’s primary natural gas supplier. The State of Vermont created a statewide energy efficiency utility (EEU) which delivers electric and fuel energy efficiency services. The EEUs are funded by a tariff on customer’s electric distribution bill. To learn more about the state-requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Vermont page of the State Database.
The Burlington Department of Public Works is the municipal utility which provides drinking water, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management services to the City of Burlington.
Last Updated: October 2015
Lee County Electric Cooperative (LCEC), a not-for-profit electric distribution cooperative, is the primary electric utility for the City of Cape Coral. TECO Peoples Gas, an IOU, is Cape Coral’s primary natural gas utility. The State of Florida requires its utilities that post sales of 2,000 GWh or more to implement cost-effective energy efficiency programs and to conduct energy efficiency potential studies. Natural gas programs are required by orders and legislation. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Florida page of the State Database.
The City of Cape Coral Utilities Department is the municipal utility that provides the City of Cape Coral with drinking water services, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management.
Last Updated: June 2021
Duke Energy Carolinas, an Investor-Owned Utility (IOU), is the primary electric utility serving the City of Carrboro. PSNC Energy, an IOU, is Carrboro’s primary natural gas utility. The State of North Carolina has implemented a renewable energy and energy efficiency portfolio standard in which levels of energy efficiency must be achieved annually by the state’s utilities through demand side programs. To learn more about the state-requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the North Carolina page of the State Database.
Orange Water and Sewer Authority is the municipal-utility which provides drinking water, wastewater treatment and stormwater services to the city of Carrboro.
Last Updated: April 2014
Dominion Energy South Carolina, an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric and gas utility for the City of Charleston. South Carolina’s investor-owned utilities are required to file integrated resource plans with the Public Service Commission. Some of the utilities operate demand-side management and energy efficiency programs, although such programs are not required in South Carolina. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the South Carolina page of the State Database.
The Charleston Water System is the municipal utility that provides the City of Charleston with drinking water services, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management.
Last Updated: July 2021
Duke Energy Carolinas, an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric utility serving the City of Charlotte. Piedmont Natural Gas, an IOU, is Charlotte’s primary natural gas utility. The State of North Carolina has implemented a renewable energy and energy efficiency portfolio standard in which levels of energy efficiency must be achieved annually by the state’s utilities through demand-side programs. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the North Carolina page of the State Database.
Charlotte-Mecklenberg Utilities (CMUD) is the municipal-county utility that provides drinking water, wastewater treatment, and stormwater services to the City of Charlotte.
Last Updated: September 2023
Virginia Electric Power & Light (VEP&L), an Investor-Owned Utility (IOU) and subsidiary to Dominion Power, is the primary electric utility serving Charlottesville. Charlottesville Gas, a Municipally-Owned Utility (muni), is Charlottesville’s primary natural gas supplier. The State of Virginia has set a legislative goal of reducing electricity consumption by 10% from a 2006 baseline by 2022. The utilities must submit integrated resource plans to the State Corporation Commission laying out demand-side resources. Energy efficiency programs have been approved in past years. To learn more about the state-requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Virginia page of the State Database.
The Charlottesville Department of Public Utilities is the municipal utility which provides drinking water and stormwater management services to the City of Charlottesville. The Rivanna Water & Sewer Authority is a regional wastewater utility that serves Charlottesville.
Last Updated: October 2015
EPB a municipally owned utility, is the primary electric utility for the City of Chattanooga. Chattanooga Gas, an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the city's primary natural gas utility.
Last Updated: March 2024
Commonwealth Edison (ComEd), an investor-owned utility (IOU) is the primary electric service provider for the City of Chicago. Peoples Gas, an IOU, is Chicago’s primary natural gas supplier. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Illinois page of the State Database.
The Chicago Department of Water Management is the municipal utility that provides Chicago with drinking water services and stormwater management. The utilities partner to run some efficiency programs, as well as run some independently. The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) is the regional wastewater treatment utility and also coordinates stormwater management in Cook County.
Last Updated: August 2023
San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E), an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric and natural gas utility for the City of Chula Vista. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the California page of the State Database.
The City of Chula Vista is a member of the San Diego Community Power (SDCP), a Community Choice Aggregator that serves customers in the cities of Chula Vista, San Diego, Encinitas, Imperial Beach, and La Mesa. As of summer 2021, SDCP will serve both commercial and residential customers. SDG&E will work with this JPA Community Choice Energy Authority by providing billing, customer service, and transmission of power.
Both the Otay Water District and Sweetwater Authority are the private utilities that provide the City of Chula Vista with drinking water services, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management.
Last Updated: August 2023
Duke Energy Ohio, an investor-owned utility (IOU) and subsidiary to Duke Energy, is the primary electric utility and natural gas utility serving Cincinnati. Under the state’s EERS, Ohio’s investor-owned utilities were required to implement energy efficiency plans and file annual reports to the commission. However, HB 6 (2019) terminated the state’s EERS, cutting energy efficiency and renewable energy standards and eliminating the energy efficiency programs for residents and businesses. These programs were phased out by the end of 2020. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Ohio page of the State Database.
The City of Cincinnati also has an electric and natural gas aggregation program that allows residents to receive 100% green electricity. Cincinnati is the first U.S. aggregation program to offer 100% carbon-free energy for both natural gas and electricity, with all electric aggregation program participants receiving 100% green energy. Since 2017, Cincinnati became the first aggregation program in the country to provide green natural gas from renewable sources, including this as an "opt-in" program.
The Greater Cincinnati Water Works provides drinking water services to the City of Cincinnati. The Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati (MSD) provides wastewater treatment services to Cincinnati.
Last Updated: September 2023
The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company (CEI), an investor-owned utility (IOU) and subsidiary to FirstEnergy, is the primary electric utility serving Cleveland. Dominion Energy Ohio, an IOU, is Cleveland’s primary gas utility. Under the state’s EERS, Ohio’s investor-owned utilities were required to implement energy efficiency plans and file annual reports to the commission. However, HB 6 (2019) terminated the state’s EERS, cutting energy efficiency and renewable energy standards and eliminating the electric energy efficiency programs for residents and businesses. These programs were phased out by the end of 2020. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Ohio page of the State Database.
Cleveland has a Community Choice Aggregation program for FirstEnergy customers. While Cleveland withdrew from the program in 2022 when its previous vendor terminated its agreements due to rising electricity prices, Cleveland has opted to relaunch its program in summer 2023 with a new vendor.
Cleveland Water provides drinking water services and stormwater management to the City of Cleveland. The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD) is a regional wastewater utility that serves Cleveland.
Last Updated: Septermber 2023
Colorado Springs Utilities, a municipally-owned utility (MOU), is the primary electric and gas utility for the City of Colorado Springs. The State of Colorado requires spending and savings targets for its utilities through an EERS as well as efficiency requirements within demand-side management plans to be filed annually but does not require filings for home-rule municipal utilities. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Colorado page of the State Database.
Colorado Springs Utilities also provides the city with drinking water services, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management.
Last Updated: July 2021
Dominion Energy South Carolina, an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric and gas utility for the City of Columbia. South Carolina’s investor-owned utilities are required to file integrated resource plans with the Public Service Commission. Some of the utilities operate demand-side management and energy efficiency programs, although such programs are not required in South Carolina. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the South Carolina page of the State Database.
Columbia Water is the municipal utility that provides the City of Columbia with drinking water services, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management.
Last Updated: July 2021
American Electric Power (AEP Ohio; Ohio Power), an investor-owned utilities (IOU), is the primary electric utility serving the City of Columbus. Columbia Gas of Ohio, an IOU, is Columbus’s primary gas utility. The City of Columbus is an active promoter of the energy efficiency programs. Under the state’s EERS, Ohio’s investor-owned utilities were required to implement energy efficiency plans and file annual reports to the commission. However, HB 6 (2019) terminated the state’s EERS, cutting energy efficiency and renewable energy standards and eliminating the electric energy efficiency programs for residents and businesses. These programs were phased out by the end of 2020. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Ohio page of the State Database. On the state level, Columbus strongly advocates for additional spending requirements for energy efficiency projects for all of its utilities.
The Columbus Department of Public Utilities provides drinking water services, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management to the City of Columbus.
Last Updated: September 2023
Oncor, an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric utility serving the City of Dallas. The primary natural gas IOU serving Dallas is Atmos. The City of Dallas is an active promoter of Oncor’s electric efficiency programs. The State of Texas requires electric utilities to offset load-growth through end-use energy efficiency, mandated through an EERS. The utilities must also submit their energy savings goals to the Public Utility Commission of Texas. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Texas page of the State Database. On the state level, Dallas strongly advocates for additional spending requirements for electric efficiency projects for Oncor.
Dallas Water Utilities provides Dallas with drinking water services, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management.
Last Updated: July 2023
AES Ohio, formerly Dayton Power and Light, an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric utility for the City of Dayton. The primary natural gas supplier for Dayton is Vectren, an IOU and subsidiary of CenterPoint Energy. Under the state’s EERS, Ohio’s investor-owned utilities were required to implement energy efficiency plans and file annual reports to the commission. However, HB 6 (2019) terminated the state’s EERS, cutting energy efficiency and renewable energy standards and eliminating the electric energy efficiency programs for residents and businesses. These programs were phased out by the end of 2020. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Ohio page of the State Database.
The Dayton Department of Water is the municipal utility that provides the City of Dayton with drinking water services, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management.
Last Updated: August 2021
Xcel Energy (Public Service Co. of Colorado), an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary gas and electric utility serving the City of Denver. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Colorado page of the State Database.
Denver Water is an independent entity providing drinking water in Denver. The Metro Wastewater Reclamation District treats Denver’s wastewater. Denver Wastewater Management is the municipal utility charged with managing Denver’s stormwater.
Last Updated: August 2023
MidAmerican Energy, an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric and gas utility for the City of Des Moines. Iowa's utilities administer energy efficiency programs under a regulated structure with oversight by the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) and significant input from the Office of Consumer Advocate. Iowa Code 476.6.16 mandates that electric and natural gas utilities that are required to be rate-regulated (investor-owned utilities or IOUs) must offer cost-effective energy efficiency programs. Energy efficiency plans filed by municipal utilities and electric cooperatives include voluntary goals. The utilities recover program costs of the plans approved by the IUB through tariff riders on customer bills. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Iowa page of the State Database.
Des Moines Water Works is the municipal utility that provides the City of Des Moines with drinking water services, while the Des Moines Metropolitan Wastewater Reclamation Authority provides wastewater treatment and stormwater management.
Last Updated: September 2023
Detroit Edison Company (DTE), an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric and gas utility serving the City of Detroit. MichCon Gas, an IOU and subsidiary to DTE, is Detroit’s primary natural gas supplier. The State of Michigan requires spending and savings targets for its electric and rate-regulated natural gas utilities through an EERS. The utilities must file documentation of energy efficiency programs to the state PUC. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Michigan page of the State Database.
The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department is the municipal utility that provides drinking water, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management services to the City of Detroit.
Last Updated: September 2023
Interstate Power & Light (IPL), an Investor-Owned Utility (IOU) and subsidiary to Alliant Energy, is the primary electric utility serving the city of Dubuque. Black Hills Energy, an IOU, is Dubuque’s primary natural gas supplier. The State of Iowa requires utilities to administer energy efficiency programs under regulation by the Iowa Utilities Board. The rate-regulated electric and natural gas utilities must submit cost-effective energy efficiency plans and voluntary goals. To learn more about the state-requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Iowa page of the State Database.
The Dubuque Water Department is the municipal utility which provides drinking water, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management services to the City of Dubuque.
Last Updated: October 2013
El Paso Electric (EPE), an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the electric utility that serves the City of El Paso. Texas Gas, an IOU, is El Paso’s primary natural gas utility. The State of Texas requires electric utilities to offset load-growth through end-use energy efficiency, mandated through an EERS. The utilities must also submit their energy savings goals to the Public Utility Commission of Texas. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Texas page of the State Database. On the state level, El Paso strongly advocates for additional spending requirements for electric efficiency projects its electric utilities.
The El Paso Water Utility is the municipal utility that provides drinking water services, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management for the city of El Paso.
Last Updated: July 2021
Southwestern Electric Power Co., an investor owned utility (IOU) is the primary electric utility in the city of Fayetteville. Black Hills Energy an IOU, is the primary gas utility serving the city of Fayetteville.
Oncor, an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric utility serving the City of Fort Worth. Atmos Energy, an IOU, is Fort Worth’s primary natural gas supplier. The City of Fort Worth is an active promoter of Atmos and Oncor’s energy efficiency programs. The State of Texas requires electric utilities to offset load-growth through end-use energy efficiency, mandated through an EERS. The utilities must also submit their energy savings goals to the Public Utility Commission of Texas. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Texas page of the State Database.
The Fort Worth Water Department is the municipal utility that provides drinking water services and wastewater treatment to the City of Fort Worth. Stormwater management and services are provided by Fort Worth’s Transportation and Public Works Department (TPW).
Last Updated: July 2021
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric and natural gas utility for the City of Fresno. The State of California requires spending and savings targets for its IOUs through an EERS and requires local government-utility partnerships through mandate by the California PUC. The municipally-run utilities are not required to meet the state EERS targets and report through the California Energy Commission. In 2021, California regulators updated state energy efficiency policies to focus on reducing carbon emissions. The state’s new rule rules value efficiency as a grid and decarbonization resource, encourage utilities to offer more programs that primarily serve communities of color and low-income residents, and encourage workforce development programs. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the California page of the State Database.
The City of Fresno Department of Public Utilities is the municipal utility that provides the City of Fresno with drinking water services, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management.
Last Updated: September 2023
Consumers Energy, an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric utility for the City of Grand Rapids. The primary natural gas supplier for Grand Rapids is DTE Energy, an IOU. The State of Michigan requires spending and savings targets for its electric and rate-regulated natural gas utilities through an EERS. The utilities must file documentation of energy efficiency programs to the state PUC. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Michigan page of the State Database.
The City of Grand Rapids Water Department is the municipal utility that provides the City of Grand Rapids with drinking water services, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management.
Last Updated: September 2023
Duke Energy Carolinas, an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric utility serving the City of Greensboro. Piedmont Natural Gas, an IOU, is Greensboro’s primary natural gas utility. The State of North Carolina has implemented a renewable energy and energy efficiency portfolio standard in which levels of energy efficiency must be achieved annually by the state’s utilities through demand-side programs. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the North Carolina page of the State Database.
The City of Greensboro Water Resources Department is the municipal utility that provides the City of Greensboro with drinking water services, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management.
Last Updated: July 2021
Eversource, an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric utility serving Hartford. Connecticut Natural Gas, an IOU, is Hartford’s primary natural gas utility. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Connecticut page of the State Database.
The Metropolitan District (MDC) for the City of Hartford is the municipal utility that provides the city with drinking water services, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management.
Last Updated: August 2023
NV Energy, an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric utility for the City of Henderson. Southwest Gas, an IOU, is Henderson’s primary natural gas utility. The State of Nevada has established requirements for energy efficiency programs provided by the state's investor-owned electric utilities, as well as integrated resource planning. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Nevada page of the State Database.
The City of Henderson Utility Services and the Southern Nevada Water Authority provide the City of Henderson with drinking water services, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management.
Last Updated: July 2021
Hawai’i Electric, an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric utility for the City of Honolulu. Hawai’i uses very little natural gas and therefore does not have natural gas energy efficiency programs. Hawai’i Energy is a third-party administrator that manages Hawai’i Electric’s efficiency programs across its service territory. To learn more about the state requirements for electric efficiency, please visit the Hawai’i page of the State Database.
The Board of Water Supply is the municipal utility that provides the City of Honolulu with drinking water services, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management.
Last Updated: September 2023
CenterPoint Energy, an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary gas and electric utility serving the city of Houston. The City of Houston is an active promoter of CenterPoint’s energy efficiency programs. The State of Texas requires electric utilities to offset load-growth through end-use energy efficiency, mandated through an EERS. The utilities must also submit their energy savings goals to the Public Utility Commission of Texas. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Texas page of the State Database. On the state level, Houston strongly advocates for additional spending requirements for energy efficiency projects for all of its utilities.
The Houston Public Works and Engineering Department is the municipal utility that provides Houston with drinking water services, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management.
Last Updated: September 2023
AES Indiana, formerly known as Indianapolis Power and Light, an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric utility for the City of Indianapolis. Citizens Energy, an IOU, is Indianapolis’s primary natural gas utility. The City of Indianapolis is an active promoter of energy efficiency programs. The State of Indiana requires spending and savings targets for its utilities through an EERS and efficiency inclusion in utility Integrated Resource Plans (IRP)s. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Indiana page of the State Database. On the state level, Indianapolis strongly advocates for additional spending requirements for energy efficiency projects for all of its utilities.
Citizens Water, an IOU, is the primary drinking water provider as well as the wastewater manager for the City of Indianapolis. Citizens Water and the Department of Public Works (municipal) both manage stormwater for Indianapolis. The utilities administer their programs to customers as a result of regulatory orders.
Last Updated: September 2023
JEA (Jacksonville Electric Authority) is the municipal utility that provides electricity, drinking water services, and wastewater treatment to the City of Jacksonville. TECO Peoples Gas, an investor-owned utility (IOU), is Jacksonville’s primary natural gas utility. The State of Florida requires all electric utilities (municipal and IOU) with sales of 2,000 GWh or more to implement cost-effective energy efficiency programs and to conduct energy efficiency potential studies. Natural gas programs are required by orders and legislation. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Florida page of the State Database.
The Jacksonville Stormwater Utility manages the stormwater for Jacksonville, and JEA manages Jacksonville's drinking water supply.
Last Updated: July 2021
Evergy, previously known as Kansas City Power & Light (KCP&L), an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric utility serving Kansas City. Spire Missouri, an IOU, is Kansas City’s primary natural gas utility. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Missouri page of the State Database.
Kansas City Water Services (KC Water) is the municipally-run utility responsible for providing drinking water, treating wastewater, and managing stormwater for Kansas City.
Last Updated: July 2021
The Knoxville Utilities Board (KUB), a municipally-owned utility (MOU), is the primary electric and natural gas utility for the City of Knoxville. The Tennessee Regulatory Authority sets the rates and services standards of the investor-owned natural gas, electric, and water utilities. The municipal energy utilities implement Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)-funded energy efficiency programs, which are outlined in the TVA Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Tennessee page of the State Database.
The Knoxville Utilities Board also provides the City of Knoxville with drinking water services and wastewater treatment, while the City provides stormwater management.
Last Updated: September 2023
Lakeland Electric, a municipally-owned utility (MOU), is the primary electric utility for the City of Lakeland. TECO Peoples Gas, an IOU, is Lakeland’s primary natural gas utility. The State of Florida requires its utilities that post sales of 2,000 GWh or more to implement cost-effective energy efficiency programs and to conduct energy efficiency potential studies. Natural gas programs are required by orders and legislation. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Florida page of the State Database.
Lakeland Water Utilities is the municipal utility that provides the City of Lakeland with drinking water services, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management.
Last Updated: July 2021
City of Lansing Board of Water and Light is is the municipal utility which provides electricity and drinking water services to the city of Lansing. Consumers Energy an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the largest natural gas utility serving Lansing.
NV Energy, an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric utility serving Las Vegas. Southwest Gas, an IOU, is Las Vegas’s primary natural gas utility. The State of Nevada has established requirements for energy efficiency programs provided by the state's investor-owned electric utilities, as well as integrated resource planning. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Nevada page of the State Database.
Las Vegas Valley Water District and Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) provide drinking water services to residents of Las Vegas. The City of Las Vegas Water Pollution Control Facilities is the municipal utility which provides wastewater treatment services and the Clark County Regional Flood Control District is responsible for stormwater management services.
Last Updated: September 2023
Westar Energy Corp, an Investor-Owned Utility (IOU), is the primary electric utility serving the city of Lawrence. Black Hills Energy, an IOU, is Lawrence’s primary natural gas supplier. The State of Kansas encourages and collaborates with electric and natural gas utilities to provide customer programs. To learn more about the state-requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Kansas page of the State Database.
The Lawrence Utility Department is the municipal utility which provides drinking water, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management services to the City of Lawrence.
Last Updated: October 2013
Entergy Arkansas, an investor-owned utility (IOU) and a subsidiary of Entergy Corporation, is the primary electric utility for the City of Little Rock. The primary natural gas supplier for Little Rock is CenterPoint Energy Arkansas, an IOU. The Arkansas Public Service Commission (APSC) requires electric and gas utilities to propose and administer energy efficiency programs and has adopted an energy efficiency resource standard for both electricity and natural gas. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Arkansas page of the State Database.
Central Arkansas Water provides the City of Little Rock with drinking water services, while the Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority provides wastewater treatment and stormwater management.
Last Updated: July 2021
Southern California Edison (SCE), an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric utility for the City of Long Beach. The primary natural gas supplier for Long Beach is Long Beach Energy Resources, a municipally-owned utility. The State of California requires spending and savings targets for its IOUs through an EERS and requires local government-utility partnerships through mandate by the California PUC. The municipally-run utilities are not required to meet the state EERS targets and report through the California Energy Commission. In 2021, California regulators updated state energy efficiency policies to focus on reducing carbon emissions. The state’s new rule rules value efficiency as a grid and decarbonization resource, encourage utilities to offer more programs that primarily serve communities of color and low-income residents, and encourage workforce development programs. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the California page of the State Database.
The Long Beach Water Department (LBWD) is the municipal utility that provides the City of Long Beach with drinking water services, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management.
Last Updated: August 2023
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is the municipal utility which provides electricity and drinking water services to the City of Los Angeles. Southern California Gas (SoCalGas), an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary natural gas utility for the City of Los Angeles. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the California page of the State Database.
The Los Angeles Public Works Department, Bureau of Sanitation is the municipal utility which provides stormwater management and wastewater treatment for the city. LADWP and the Bureau of Sanitation work together to provide recycled water to many areas of the city.
Last Updated: August 2023
Louisville Gas & Electric (LG&E), an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric and natural gas utility serving the City of Louisville. The State of Kentucky has not yet implemented an energy efficiency portfolio standard in which levels of energy efficiency must be achieved annually by the state’s utilities through demand side programs. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Kentucky page of the State Database.
The Louisville Water Company supplies drinking water to residents of Louisville and the Metropolitan Sewer District is the regional wastewater utility that serves the city.
Last Updated: July 2021
Madison Gas & Electric (MG&E), an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric and gas utility for the City of Madison. The State of Wisconsin requires spending and savings targets for its electric and natural gas utilities through a PSC act. The utilities pool their required spending totals into the Statewide Energy Efficiency and Renewables Administration (SEERA). SEERA is required to create and fund Focus on Energy and to contract, on the basis of competitive bids, with one or more persons to administer the programs. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Wisconsin page of the State Database.
Madison Water Utility is the municipal utility that provides the City of Madison with drinking water services, while the Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District provides wastewater treatment and stormwater management.
Last Updated: September 2023
American Electric Power (AEP), an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric utility for the City of McAllen. The primary natural gas supplier for McAllen is Texas Gas Service, an IOU. The State of Texas requires electric utilities to offset load-growth through end-use energy efficiency, mandated through an EERS. The utilities must also submit their energy savings goals to the Public Utility Commission of Texas. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Texas page of the State Database.
The McAllen Public Utility is the municipal utility that provides the City of McAllen with drinking water services, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management.
Last Updated: July 2021
Memphis Light, Gas, and Water (MLGW) is the municipal utility that provides electricity, natural gas, and drinking water to the City of Memphis. The Tennessee Regulatory Authority sets the rates and services standards of the investor-owned natural gas, electric, and water utilities. The municipal energy utilities implement Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)-funded energy efficiency programs, which are outlined in the TVA Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Tennessee page of the State Database.
The Department of Public Works is the municipal utility that provides wastewater treatment and stormwater management services for Memphis.
Last Updated: September 2023
Salt River Project (SRP), a municipally-owned utility (MOU), is the primary electric utility for the City of Mesa. The primary natural gas supplier for Mesa is Southwest Gas, an investor-owned utility. The State of Arizona requires spending and savings targets for its utilities through an EERS and documentation of Demand Side Management programs to be filed to the Arizona Corporation Commission before implementation. In 2021, the Arizona Corporation Commission approved new clean energy rules that highlight the role of energy efficiency in carbon emissions reductions. The rules package extends the existing EERS until 2030 and requires a carbon-free grid by 2070. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Arizona page of the State Database.
The City of Mesa Water Department is the municipal utility that provides the City of Mesa with drinking water services, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management.
Last Updated: September 2023
Florida Power & Light (FPL), an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric utility serving the City of Miami. Teco Peoples Gas, an IOU, and is a natural gas supplier in Miami. The State of Florida requires its utilities which post sales of 2,000 Ghttps://www.peoplesgas.com/Wh or more to implement cost-effective energy efficiency programs and to conduct energy efficiency potential studies. Natural gas programs are required by orders and legislation. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Florida page of the State Database.
The Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department is the municipal-county utility that provides Miami with drinking water, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management services.
Last Updated: September 2023
We Energies, an investor-owned utility (IOU) and subsidiary of WEC Energy Group, is the primary electric and natural gas utility serving the City of Milwaukee. The State of Wisconsin requires spending and savings targets for its electric and natural gas utilities through a PSC act. The utilities pool their required spending totals into the Statewide Energy Efficiency and Renewables Administration (SEERA). SEERA is required to create and fund Focus on Energy and to contract, on the basis of competitive bids, with one or more persons to administer the programs. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Wisconsin page of the State Database.
Milwaukee Water Works provides drinking water services to the City of Milwaukee. The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) is a regional wastewater utility that serves Milwaukee.
Last Updated: September 2023
Xcel Northern States Power (Xcel Energy), an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric utility serving the City of Minneapolis. CenterPoint Energy, an IOU, is Minneapolis’s primary natural gas utility. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Minnesota page of the State Database.
The Water Treatment and Distribution service within the Minneapolis Department of Public Works services Minneapolis with drinking water. Environmental Services within the Metropolitan Council treats Minneapolis’s wastewater. The Surface Water and Sewers service within the Department of Public Works manages the city’s stormwater.
Last Updated: August 2023
The Potomac Electric Power Company (PEPCO), an investor-owned utility, is the primary electric utility serving Montgomery County. The primary natural gas supplier for Montgomery County is Washington Gas, a municipally owned utility. The State of Maryland requires spending and savings targets for its utilities through an EERS and requires documentation of planned energy efficiency programs to the Public Service Commission annually. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency please visit the Maryland page of the State Database. On the state level, Baltimore strongly advocates for additional spending requirements for energy efficiency projects for its utilities.
Last updated: December 2019
Nashville Electric Service (NES) is a municipal utility that provides electricity to the City of Nashville. Piedmont Natural Gas, an investor-owned utility (IOU), is Nashville’s primary natural gas utility. The Tennessee Regulatory Authority sets the rates and services standards of the investor-owned natural gas, electric, and water utilities. The municipal energy utilities implement Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)-funded energy efficiency programs which are outlined in the TVA Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Tennessee page of the State Database.
Metro Water Services, a department of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville, is the municipal utility that provides drinking water, wastewater treatment and stormwater management services for Nashville.
Last Updated: September 2023
United Illuminating Company, an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric utility for the City of New Haven. The primary natural gas supplier for New Haven is Southern Connecticut Gas, an IOU. In 2007, the Connecticut legislature enacted Public Act 07-242, an act concerning electricity and energy efficiency, which places new requirements for energy efficiency and establishes new regulatory mechanisms for utilities. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Connecticut page of the State Database.
The South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority is the water utility that provides the City of New Haven with drinking water services, while the Greater New Haven Water Pollution Control Authority manages the city’s wastewater treatment and stormwater management.
Last Updated: September 2023
Entergy New Orleans, an investor-owned utility (IOU) and a subsidiary of Entergy Corporation, is the primary electric and natural gas utility serving the City of New Orleans. Entergy New Orleans, which is regulated by the City of New Orleans, offers a portfolio of energy efficiency programs called Energy Smart. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Louisiana page of the State Database.
The Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans provides drinking water and wastewater treatment services to the City of New Orleans.
Last Updated: July 2023
Consolidated Edison (ConEd), an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric utility serving New York City. National Grid, an IOU, is the primary natural gas utility serving New York City. The New York State Energy Research and Development Agency (NYSERDA) is the state-wide agency that administers energy-efficiency programs. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the New York page of the State Database.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection is the municipally-run utility responsible for providing drinking water, treating wastewater, and managing stormwater for New York City.
Last Updated: August 2023
Public Service Enterprises Group (PSE&G), an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric and natural gas utility for the City of Newark. Energy efficiency and renewable energy programs in New Jersey are administered by the Office of Clean Energy within the Board of Public Utilities (BPU) under the New Jersey Clean Energy Program. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the New Jersey page of the State Database.
The Newark Department of Water and Sewer Utilities is the municipal utility that provides the City of Newark with drinking water services, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management.
Last Updated: July 2021
The City of Oakland is a founding member of East Bay Community Energy (EBCE), a local government Community Choice Aggregation (CCA), which includes the County of Alameda and 11 of its cities. EBCE provides clean energy choices for residents. Ratepayers can choose between three clean energy options that offer 41%, 45%, and 100% clean energy. EBCE offers some residential, commercial, and municipal energy efficiency programs.
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric and natural gas transmission and distribution utility and energy efficiency provider for the City of Oakland. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the California page of the State Database.
The East Bay Municipal Utility District is the municipal utility that provides the City of Oakland with drinking water services, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management.
Last Updated: August 2023
Oklahoma Gas & Electric (OG&E), an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric utility serving Oklahoma City. Oklahoma Natural Gas, an IOU, and subsidiary of ONE Gas, is Oklahoma City’s primary natural gas utility. The State of Oklahoma has not yet implemented energy efficiency goals or resource standards in which levels of energy efficiency must be achieved annually by the state’s utilities through demand-side programs. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Oklahoma page of the State Database.
Oklahoma City’s Department of Utilities provides city residents with drinking water and wastewater services. The city’s Planning Department launched the Green Infrastructure Initiative to further stormwater management and services throughout the city.
Last Updated: July 2021
Omaha Public Power District (OPPD), a municipally-owned utility (MOU), is the primary electric utility for the City of Omaha. The primary natural gas supplier for Omaha is the Metropolitan Utilities District of Omaha, an MOU. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Nebraska page of the State Database.
The Metropolitan Utilities District also provides the City of Omaha with drinking water services. Wastewater treatment and stormwater management are handled by the City of Omaha.
Last Updated: July 2021
Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC), a municipally-owned utility, provides water and electric service to the citizens of Orlando. TECO Peoples Gas, an investor-owned utility (IOU), is Orlando’s primary natural gas utility. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Florida page of the State Database.
The City of Orlando’s Department of Public Works provides wastewater and stormwater management services for Orlando.
Last Updated: August 2023
Clean Power Alliance is Oxnard's Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) electricity supplier, providing residents and businesses with clean energy. Clean Power Alliance serves approximately one million customer accounts across 32 communities in Southern California and offers three clean energy options that include 36%, 50%, and 100% clean energy.
Southern California Edison (SCE), an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric distribution and transmission utility and energy efficiency provider for the City of Oxnard. The primary natural gas supplier for Oxnard is Southern California Gas (SoCalGas), an IOU. The State of California requires spending and savings targets for its utilities through an EERS and requires local government-utility partnerships through mandate by the California PUC. The municipally-run utilities are not required to meet the state EERS targets but instead set their own energy efficiency targets. In 2021, California regulators updated state energy efficiency policies to focus on reducing carbon emissions. The state’s new rule rules value efficiency as a grid and decarbonization resource, encourage utilities to offer more programs that primarily serve communities of color and low-income residents, and encourage workforce development programs. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the California page of the State Database.
The City of Oxnard Water Division is the municipal utility that provides the City of Oxnard with drinking water services, while the Wastewater Division provides wastewater treatment and stormwater management.
Last Updated: September 2023
Rocky Mountain Power, an Investor-Owned Utility (IOU) and a subsidiary of PacifiCorp, is the primary electric utility serving Park City. Questar Gas, an IOU, is Park City’s primary natural gas supplier. The State of Utah requires utilities to biennially file integrated resource plans to include demand-side resources and associated programs. Utah’s electric utilities must reduce the state’s electric consumption by 1% annually, and natural gas must decrease by 0.5% annually. To learn more about the state-requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Utah page of the State Database.
The Park City Water Department is the municipal utility which provides drinking water, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management services to Park City.
Last Updated: October 2015
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PECO (Philadelphia Electric Company), an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary provider of electricity for the city of Philadelphia, as well as the administrator of energy efficiency programs. Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW), a municipally-operated utility, is Philadelphia’s primary natural gas provider. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Pennsylvania page of the State Database.
The Philadelphia Municipal Water Department provides the city with drinking water services, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management.
Last Updated: August 2023
Arizona Public Service (APS), an investor-owned utility (IOU) is the primary electric utility serving the city of Phoenix. Southwest Gas, an IOU, is the primary supplier of Phoenix’s natural gas. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Arizona page of the State Database.
The Phoenix Water Services Department provides Phoenix with drinking water services, and wastewater treatment. The Environmental Services Division’s Stormwater Program manages stormwater for the city. Programs are administered by the utilities themselves.
Last Updated: August 2023
Duquesne Light Company, an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric utility serving the City of Pittsburgh. Peoples Natural Gas (PNG), an IOU, is Pittsburgh’s primary natural gas utility. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Pennsylvania page of the State Database.
The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority is the municipal utility that provides drinking water and stormwater management services to the City of Pittsburgh. The Allegheny County Sanitary Authority is the regional wastewater treatment utility.
Last Updated: August 2023
Portland General Electric (PGE), an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric utility serving the City of Portland. Northwest Natural Gas (NW Natural), an IOU, is the primary natural gas utility serving the city of Portland. All gas and electric utility ratepayer-funded energy efficiency programs available to the City of Portland are run through the Energy Trust of Oregon. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Oregon page of the State Database.
The Portland Water Bureau, a municipally-run utility, provides drinking water to the City of Portland. The Portland Environmental Services Bureau provides both wastewater treatment and stormwater management services.
Last Updated: August 2023
The Narragansett Electric Company, an investor-owned utility (IOU) and subsidiary to National Grid, is the primary electric and natural gas utility serving the City of Providence. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Rhode Island page of the State Database.
The City of Providence launched its electricity aggregation program in May 2023, the Providence Community Electricity program.
The Providence Water Supply Board provides drinking water services to the City of Providence.
Last Updated: August 2023
Provo Power, a municipally-owned utility (MOU), is the primary electric utility for the City of Provo. Dominion Energy Utah, an IOU, is Provo’s primary natural gas supplier. The State of Utah requires utilities to biennially file integrated resource plans to include demand-side resources and associated programs. Utah’s electric utilities must reduce the state’s electric consumption by 1% annually, and natural gas must decrease by 0.5% annually. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Utah page of the State Database.
The City of Provo Public Works Department is the municipal utility that provides the City of Provo with drinking water services, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management.
Last Updated: July 2021
Duke Energy Progress, an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric utility serving the City of Raleigh. PSNC Energy, an IOU and subsidiary of Dominion Energy, is Raleigh’s primary natural gas utility. The State of North Carolina has implemented a renewable energy and energy efficiency portfolio standard in which levels of energy efficiency must be achieved annually by the state’s utilities through demand side programs. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the North Carolina page of the State Database.
The City of Raleigh Public Utilities Department is the municipal utility that provides drinking water, wastewater treatment and stormwater management services for Raleigh.
Last Updated: July 2023
NV Energy, an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric and natural gas utility for the City of Reno. The State of Nevada has established requirements for energy efficiency programs provided by the state's investor-owned electric utilities, as well as integrated resource planning. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Nevada page of the State Database.
The Truckee Meadows Water Authority (TMWA) is the community-owned water utility that provides the City of Reno with drinking water services, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management.
Last Updated: September 2023
Dominion Energy, an investor-owned utility (IOU) and subsidiary to Dominion Power, is the primary electric utility serving Richmond. The Richmond Department of Public Utilities (DPU), a municipally-owned Utility (muni), is Richmond’s primary natural gas supplier. The state of Virginia recently passed the Virginia Clean Economy Act energy efficiency resource standard, which requires Dominion Energy to achieve incremental net annual savings starting in 2021 at 0.35 percent of the utility's average annual energy retail sales for the previous three calendar years and increasing until 2027 and thereafter, when savings are required to be at least 2 percent. In addition, the voluntary renewable energy portfolio system was replaced with a mandatory version, in which Dominion Energy and its suppliers are required to produce their electricity from 100 percent renewable sources by 2045. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Virginia page of the State Database.
In addition to supplying natural gas, the Richmond DPU provides drinking water, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management services.
Last Updated: September 2023
Riverside Public Utilities (RPU), a municipally-run utility, is the primary electric utility for the City of Riverside. Southern California Gas (SoCalGas), an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary natural gas supplier for the city of Riverside. Riverside actively promotes its natural gas efficiency programs. The State of California requires spending and savings targets for its utilities through an EERS and requires local government-utility partnerships through mandate by the California PUC. The municipally-run utilities are not required to meet the state EERS targets, but instead set their own energy efficiency targets. In 2021, California regulators updated state energy efficiency policies to focus on reducing carbon emissions. The state’s new rules value efficiency as a grid and decarbonization resource, encourage utilities to offer more programs that primarily serve communities of color and low-income residents, and encourage workforce development programs. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the California page of the State Database.
Riverside Public Utilities’ Water Department provides Riverside with drink water services.
Last Updated: October 2023
Rochester Gas and Electric (RG&E), an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric and natural gas utility for the City of Rochester. The New York State Energy Research and Development Agency (NYSERDA) is the state-wide agency that administers energy-efficiency programs. The State of New York requires spending and savings targets for its utilities through an EERS and efficiency requirements in utility EEPSs. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the New York page of the State Database.
The City of Rochester Bureau of Water is the municipal utility that provides the City of Rochester with drinking water services, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management.
Last Updated: September 2023
Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) is Sacramento’s municipally-run electric utility. Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary gas utility for the City of Sacramento. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the California page of the State Database.
The Sacramento Department of Utilities is the municipal utility that provides drinking water and stormwater management services to the City of Sacramento. The Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District is the regional utility that provides wastewater treatment for Sacramento.
Last Updated: August 2023
Xcel Energy, an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric and natural gas utility for the City of Saint Paul. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Minnesota page of the State Database.
The Saint Paul Regional Water Services is the municipal utility that provides the City of Saint Paul with drinking water services. Wastewater treatment is provided by the Metropolitan Council. Stormwater management is provided by two watershed districts and the City of Saint Paul.
Last Updated: August 2023
Rocky Mountain Power, an investor-owned utility (IOU) and a subsidiary of PacifiCorp, is the primary electric utility serving Salt Lake City. Dominion Energy Utah, an IOU, is Salt Lake City’s primary natural gas supplier. The State of Utah requires utilities to biennially file integrated resource plans to include demand-side resources and associated programs. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Utah page of the State Database.
The Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities is the municipal utility that provides drinking water, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management services to Salt Lake City.
Last Updated: September 2023
CPS Energy, a municipally operated utility, is the primary gas and electric utility for the City of San Antonio. The municipally-run utilities in the State of Texas set their own energy efficiency standards. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Texas page of the State Database.
The San Antonio Water System (SAWS) is the municipal utility that provides the City of San Antonio with drinking water and wastewater treatment services. The Department of Public Works provides the stormwater management for San Antonio. Since CPS is a municipal utility, the energy efficiency goals and programs are closely tied into the local government and city-wide goals.
Last Updated: September 2023
San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary gas and electric utility for the City of San Diego. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the California page of the State Database.
In November 2018, the City conducted a community choice aggregation (CCA) feasibility study. In September 2019, the City Council approved a joint-powers authority (JPA), along with Chula Vista, La Mesa, Encinitas, and Imperial Beach to create the San Diego Regional Community Choice Energy Authority. In 2021, commercial customers in the City were enrolled. In 2022, City residential customers were enrolled.
The water branch of the Department of Utilities provides drinking water services to the City of San Diego, and the wastewater branch treats the wastewater. The Storm Water Division of the Transportation and Stormwater Department manages the city’s stormwater.
Last Updated: August 2023
CleanPowerSF is San Francisco's Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) program, which allows the city to purchase clean energy for its residents. CleanPowerSF provides a variety of clean energy options, with its green service providing 48% renewable energy and its "supergreen" service providing 100% renewable energy.
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), an investor-owned utility (IOU), is currently the primary natural gas and electric distribution and transmission utility and energy efficiency provider serving the City of San Francisco. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the California page of the State Database.
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, a municipally-owned utility, serves the city with access to drinking water, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management, and also provides electricity to the city's municipal departments and other retail customers (described in greater detail in the Local Government section).
Last Updated: August 2023
San José Clean Energy, or SJCE, is San José’s Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) electricity supplier, providing residents and businesses with clean energy. Operated by the City of San José's Community Energy Department, SJCE helps the city to meet its goals in the Climate Smart San José plan. The San José City Council unanimously voted to create SJCE in May 2017 and launched service in February 2019.
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary gas and electric distribution and transmission utility and energy efficiency provider serving the City of San José. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the California page of the State Database.
There are three water retailers in San José: The San Jose Municipal Water System, which is municipally run, and the San José Water Company and Great Oaks Water Company, which are privately owned. The Santa Clara Valley Water District is the region’s water wholesaler. All of the retailers above provide drinking water services to San Jose. The San José-Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility treats the region’s approximately 113 million gallons of wastewater daily. Approximately 13% of treated wastewater is recycled where it is distributed to 750 customers for use in cooling towers and landscape irrigation. The San Jose Water and Sewer Utilities manages the stormwater for the city.
Last Updated: August 2023
Puerto Rico’s electricity is supplied by Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA), a government agency that owns the electric distribution system for the main island, Vieques, and Culebra. Currently, PREPA does not offer energy efficiency programs to its customers. There are not regulatory mechanisms in place to incentivize investments in energy efficiency.
Last updated: July 2021
Seattle City Light, a municipally operated utility, is the primary provider of electricity for the City of Seattle. Puget Sound Energy (PSE), an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary provider of natural gas for Seattle. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Washington page of the State Database.
The Drinking Water Line of Business within Seattle Public Utilities, a municipal utility, provides retail drinking water services for Seattle and several adjacent cities as well as providing wholesale drinking water to water purveyors across King County. Seattle Public Utilities also manages the city’s stormwater and wastewater conveyance systems. Seattle’s wastewater, via Seattle Public Utilities' combined and sanitary only sewer lines, is conveyed to Regional transmission lines and treatment plants by the King County Wastewater Treatment Division, a municipal utility. In Seattle, each entity runs its own ratepayer-funded efficiency programs.
Last Updated: August 2023
AVISTA, an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric and natural gas utility serving Spokane. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the New York page of the State Database.
Eversource, an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric utility serving Springfield. Columbia Gas of Massachusetts is also an IOU and is Springfield’s primary gas utility. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts requires spending and savings targets for its utilities through an EERS. In 2021, Massachusetts passed new climate change legislation that sets new goals for emissions reductions and sets a path to net-zero emissions by 2050, while also increasing protections for Environmental Justice communities and procuring offshore wind energy by 2027. To learn more about utility policies and programs for the entire Commonwealth of Massachusetts, please visit the State Policy Database.
The Springfield Water and Sewer Commission is the municipal utility that provides the City of Springfield with drinking water services, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management.
Last Updated: July 2023
Ameren Missouri, formally Union Electric Co., is the primary electric utility serving the City of St. Louis. Spire Missouri (formerly Laclede Gas), an investor-owned utility (IOU), is St. Louis’s primary natural gas utility. The State of Missouri requires all IOUs to capture all cost-effective energy efficiency opportunities. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Missouri page of the State Database.
The St. Louis Water Division is the municipal utility that provides drinking water services to St. Louis. The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District is the regional utility which treats the city’s wastewater and manages the stormwater.
Last Updated: September 2023
Duke Energy Florida, an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric utility for the City of St. Petersburg. The primary natural gas supplier for St. Petersburg is TECO Peoples Gas, an IOU. The State of Florida requires its utilities which post sales of 2,000 GWh or more to implement cost-effective energy efficiency programs and to conduct energy efficiency potential studies. Natural gas programs are required by orders and legislation. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Florida page of the State Database.
The St. Petersburg Water Resources Department is the municipal utility that provides the City of St. Petersburg with drinking water services, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management.
Last Updated: September 2023
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric and natural gas utility for the City of Stockton. The State of California requires spending and savings targets for its IOUs through an EERS and requires local government-utility partnerships through mandate by the California PUC. The municipally-run utilities are not required to meet the state EERS targets and report through the California Energy Commission. In 2021, California regulators updated state energy efficiency policies to focus on reducing carbon emissions. The state’s new rule rules value efficiency as a grid and decarbonization resource, encourage utilities to offer more programs that primarily serve communities of color and low-income residents, and encourage workforce development programs. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the California page of the State Database.
Cal Water Service Company is the private utility that provides the City of Stockton with drinking water services, while the Municipal Utilities Department provides wastewater treatment and stormwater management.
Last Updated: July 2021
National Grid NY, an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric and gas utility for the City of Syracuse. The New York State Energy Research and Development Agency (NYSERDA) is the state-wide agency that administers energy-efficiency programs. The State of New York requires spending and savings targets for its utilities through an EERS and efficiency requirements in utility EEPSs. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the New York page of the State Database.
The City of Syracuse Department of Water is the municipal utility that provides the City of Syracuse with drinking water services, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management.
Last Updated: July 2021
Tampa Electric Company (TECO), an investor-owned utility (IOU) is the primary electric utility serving the City of Tampa. TECO Peoples Gas, an IOU, is Tampa’s primary natural gas utility. The State of Florida requires its utilities which post sales of 2,000 GWh or more to implement cost-effective energy efficiency programs and to conduct energy efficiency potential studies. Natural gas programs are required by orders and legislation. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Florida page of the State Database.
The City of Tampa Water Department is the municipal utility that provides drinking water, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management services to the City of Tampa.
Last Updated: September 2023
Toledo Edison, an investor-owned utility (IOU) and subsidiary to FirstEnergy, is the primary electric utility serving Toledo. Columbia Gas of Ohio, an IOU, is Toledo’s primary gas utility. Under the state’s EERS, Ohio’s investor-owned utilities were required to implement energy efficiency plans and file annual reports to the commission. However, HB 6 (2019) terminated the state’s EERS, cutting energy efficiency and renewable energy standards and eliminating the electric energy efficiency programs for residents and businesses. These programs were phased out by the end of 2020. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Ohio page of the State Database.
The City of Toledo Division of Water Distribution is the municipal utility that provides the City of Toledo with drinking water services. The Division of Water Reclamation is in charge of wastewater treatment and stormwater management.
Last Updated: August 2021
Tucson Electric Power, an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric utility for the City of Tucson. The primary natural gas supplier for Tucson is Southwest Gas, an IOU. The State of Arizona requires spending and savings targets for its utilities through an EERS and documentation of Demand Side Management programs to be filed to the Arizona Corporation Commission before implementation. In 2021, the Arizona Corporation Commission approved new clean energy rules that highlight the role of energy efficiency in carbon emissions reductions. The rules package extends the existing EERS until 2030 and requires a carbon-free grid by 2070. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Arizona page of the State Database.
The Tucson Water Department is the municipal utility that provides the City of Tucson with drinking water services, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management.
Last Updated: July 2023
Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO), an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric utility for the City of Tulsa. The primary natural gas supplier for Tulsa is Oklahoma Natural Gas, an IOU. The State of Oklahoma has not yet implemented energy efficiency goals or resource standards in which levels of energy efficiency must be achieved annually by the state’s utilities through demand side programs. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Oklahoma page of the State Database.
The City of Tulsa Water and Sewer Department is the municipal utility that provides the City of Tulsa with drinking water services, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management.
Last Updated: July 2021
Dominion Energy, an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric utility serving Virginia Beach. Virginia Natural Gas (VNG), an IOU, is Virginia Beach’s primary natural gas utility. The state of Virginia recently passed the Virginia Clean Economy Act energy efficiency resource standard, which requires Dominion Energy to achieve incremental net annual savings starting in 2021 at 0.35 percent of the utility's average annual energy retail sales for the previous three calendar years and increasing until 2027 and thereafter, when savings are required to be at least 2 percent. In addition, the voluntary renewable energy portfolio system was replaced with a mandatory version, in which Dominion Energy and its suppliers are required to produce their electricity from 100 percent renewable sources by 2045. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Virginia page of the State Database.
Virginia Beach’s Department of Public Utilities is the municipal utility that provides the city with drinking water services and stormwater management. The Hampton Roads Sanitation District treats the city's wastewater.
Last Updated: July 2021
The Potomac Electric Power Company (PEPCO), an investor-owned utility, is the primary electric utility serving Washington, DC. Washington Gas is Washington’s primary natural gas utility. The DC Council adopted the Clean and Affordable Energy Act which implemented a DC Sustainable Energy Utility (DCSEU) to run energy efficiency programs (electric and natural gas) to meet the city council-required performance benchmarks. To learn more about the District’s requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the District of Columbia page of the State Database.
DC Water provides Washington DC with drinking water services and wastewater treatment. The District Department of the Environment manages stormwater for the district.
Last Updated: August 2023
Evergy, an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric utility for the City of Wichita. The primary natural gas supplier for Wichita is Kansas Gas Service, an IOU. The Kansas Corporation Commission encourages and collaborates with individual utilities on a case-by-case basis to provide customer programs. Most of the state’s utilities do offer some customer energy efficiency programs. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the Kansas page of the State Database.
The City of Wichita Public Works and Utilities is the municipal utility that provides the City of Wichita with drinking water services, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management.
Last Updated: July 2021
Duke Energy Carolinas, an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric utility serving the City of Winston-Salem. Piedmont Natural Gas, an IOU, is Winston-Salem’s primary natural gas utility. The State of North Carolina has implemented a renewable energy and energy efficiency portfolio standard in which levels of energy efficiency must be achieved annually by the state’s utilities through demand side programs. To learn more about the state requirements for electric and gas efficiency, please visit the North Carolina page of the State Database.
The City of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Utilities Department is in charge of providing the City of Winston-Salem with drinking water services, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management.
Last Updated: July 2021
In March 2020, the City of Worcester launched the Worcester Community Choice (Electric) Aggregation program, which allows the city to purchase clean electricity at lower rates for residents. The standard green default mix is 36% renewable, and customers can opt-in to a 100% green option. The City is the first in the state to launch a CCA program.
National Grid, an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary electric utility for the City of Worcester. National Grid provides transmission and distribution of energy to the city, as well as energy efficiency programs. The primary natural gas supplier for Worcester is Eversource, an IOU. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts requires spending and savings targets for its utilities through an EERS. In 2021, Massachusetts passed new climate change legislation that sets new goals for emissions reductions and sets a path to net-zero emissions by 2050, while also increasing protections for Environmental Justice communities and procuring offshore wind energy by 2027. To learn more about utility policies and programs for the entire Commonwealth of Massachusetts, please visit the State Database.
The Worcester Water Department is the municipal utility that provides the City of Worcester with drinking water services, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management.
Last Updated: July 2021